födelseort
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom födelse (“birth”) + ort (“inhabited place”).
Noun
editfödelseort c
- birthplace, place of birth
- the birthplace which someone is physically born at, usually the city of the hospital, in contrast to födelsehemort (the place someone lives when they are born)
Usage notes
editA broad term often used in professional or official context when describing someone's birth origin. Favoured over narrower terms such as födelsestad (birth town).
Declension
editDeclension of födelseort
See also
edit- födelseplats (“location of birth”)
- födelsestad (“birth town”)
- födelsestift (“birth diocese”)
- födelseland (“country of birth”)